Graduate Associate
Office Learning Services Building 102
Office Hours
Fall 2022 - Thursdays 3pm-4pm (online via Zoom: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/8111519116)
Research Area
Chinese Religion
Yang Xing is a Ph.D. student in Chinese Buddhism. His research focuses on Buddhist commentaries on Confucian classics in late imperial China. In particular, he is interested in the works of two eminent monks, Hanshan Deqing (1546-1623) and Ouyi Zhixu (1599-1655). Yang received his B.A. in Philosophy from Emory University (2017) and M.A. in Religion from Columbia (2020). He also received Sanskrit and classical Tibetan trainings from Rangjung Yeshe Institute. Besides his research, Yang is a practitioner of Chan Buddhism and has been practicing under several eminent Chan Laoshis in China.
Currently Teaching
EAS 160A1 – The Worlds of Buddhism
An introduction to Buddhism as both a global religion and an array of cultural traditions, with emphasis on its various forms and development in South, Southeast, and East Asian cultures & history.